tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post114265503282620089..comments2024-01-30T22:53:34.269-08:00Comments on Musings of an Intrepid Commuter: irondadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17821323482397075170noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-1142997596913841992006-03-21T19:19:00.000-08:002006-03-21T19:19:00.000-08:00I am so behind on replies. What a whirlwind few d...I am so behind on replies. What a whirlwind few days!<BR/><BR/>gary,<BR/>The Romans also drank wine from lead goblets, you know. Another example of how their pleasures literally killed them. Distract and conquer. You got it.<BR/><BR/>Steve,<BR/>I don't think you're fiddling while Rome burns. One of my operating mottos is "Never wrestle with a pig. The pig loves it and you'll just get dirty". Another is "never try to teach a pig to sing, it wastes your time and annoys the pig". <BR/>So I know I can't try to change everybody, they will be what they are. I just make sure I don't fall to the same level.<BR/><BR/>mad,<BR/>ONLY seven seconds? I see people reading all the time. Keep sharp, friend. <BR/><BR/>DanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-1142898661270207962006-03-20T15:51:00.000-08:002006-03-20T15:51:00.000-08:00Here's a statistic that I found in the MCN (UK bik...Here's a statistic that I found in the MCN (UK bike weekly paper). With the proliferation of gadgets in cars - MP3 players, sat-navs, phones etc - drivers are taking their eyes off the road for up to seven seconds at a time.<BR/>I keep honing my road positioning to give myself maximum space from these numptys and their toys...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-1142866160035045372006-03-20T06:49:00.000-08:002006-03-20T06:49:00.000-08:00I agree with Gary that we are all being seduced in...I agree with Gary that we are all being seduced into thinking we can have every comfort and accomodation whenever and wherever we want. It feeds our egos and makes us feel important. As it virally spreads into cages the result seems to be a decline in driver and road awareness, courtesy, and safety. But what reasonable course of action can I take?<BR/><BR/>Obviously I can't re-educate other drivers through hand gestures or screams. And, for me, here lies the evil of it all. I have expectations of how others should behave and act on the road. And when they don't live up to these expectations I get angry. And when I am angry, my mind functions at a less than optimum level. On the road that can be deadly.<BR/><BR/>As much as possible I try to just let it go. I try to think of other drivers as wild animals doing what they genetically are compelled to do. And I try to observe and react accordingly. The Croc Hunter shouldn't be surprised that the croc might try to bite him....<BR/><BR/>Does this mean I'm fiddling while Rome burns? I don't know. But I do know that I am a lot happier when I am not expecting the world to live on my terms and by my rules.<BR/><BR/>Be careful out there you ranter! *grin*<BR/><BR/>steveSteve Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540977884513559091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20666162.post-1142816174281345042006-03-19T16:56:00.000-08:002006-03-19T16:56:00.000-08:00You know what? That trance is encouraged from on h...You know what? That trance is encouraged from on high, in the halls of government and big business. This is how they maintain control of the general population. <BR/><BR/>Give the people SUVs and lots of cheap gadgets, along with plenty of propaganda on TV, and you can do whatever you want in foreign policy and finance, because nobody will be paying attention. <BR/><BR/>During the fall of the Roman Empire, it was bread, wine, and circuses. <BR/><BR/>Ride wary,<BR/> =gc=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com